So here is the most recent figure added to my collection: the Black Rock Shooter Inexhaustible figure from GoodSmile, made in May 2022. I bought her on ZenMarket from Book Off via auction for a pretty good price; she's a 1/8 scale. She also lights up, so I am currently using her as my lamp while plugging her in.
So I like figures, esp. mecha-infused designs, and that's how I found out about BRS. I'm not a Larper, though. I'm not going to buy an anime figure without watching the show, right? I can't play the game because it's on PSP, and I don't own one; however, I did watch the BRS downfall anime series a year ago. And dropped it at episode 3. I was not fond of how they showcased certain topics (ifykyk). It's fine for series to discuss those topics; actually, it's important to do so. But I couldn't help but feel as though the way they drew it and overall what it looked like came across as... sexualised to me. It's not the first anime to do it wont be the last, but still disgusting to romanticise rape in any case, but especially to a minor.
So I dropped it cause I dont fw that BUUUT a few days ago, I came across a figure again, and told my friend about everything. They asked me what the show was called, and when I looked up BSR 3 things came up which I did not recall a year ago. So I decided to look into the other two, an OVA and a series, to which I watched the OVA and thoroughly enjoyed, and I am currently watching the series, which I will most likely either finish today or tomorrow. And the series is actually cool, I like the fighting, and the overall plot is interesting. Sure, I did prefer how the characters were portrayed in the OVA compared to the series BRS, but both are way better than Downfall.
I am thinking, though, of continuing downfall (skipping scenes i dont care for, I have my own level of moral compass, and that stuff came across as icky to me), but I do not care for watching through a series and getting to the other side, and it's just the load of bullshit I left in the beginning. So, to anyone who has watched the entirety of downfall does it get better from episode 3?? or should I just give up and stay focused on the OVA and other series.
